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1、Unit 5 How to Celebrate Holidays Text A Writing Three Thank-you Letters Pre-reading Questions1.Can you name some Chinese&Western Festivals?C:The Spring Festival,the Lantern Festival,the Dragon-boat Festival,the Mid-autumn Festival,the Double Ninth Festival etc.W:St.Valentines Day,Easter,Mothers Day,

2、Fathers Day,Halloween,Thanksgiving,Christmas etc.2.Can you say something about the Thanksgiving day?If you think you need to express your thanks,who would you like to thank?And For what?Cultural Notes1.Thanksgiving:Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November.For many Amer

3、icans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas.Schools,offices and most business close for Thanksgiving,and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.It is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America.In 1620 the ship the Mayflower arrived,bringing about 150 p

4、eople who today are usually called Pilgrims.Mayflower Pilgrims The term is referred to the 102 English people who sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620.Their group included 35 Puritans whose aim was to create a safe religious community in the New World.The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock,and t

5、hey established the Plymouth colony.They arrived at the beginning of the hard winter and could not find enough edibal food,so many of them died.In the next summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat and so they could save food for the next winter.They held a big celebration to t

6、hank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.Native Americans Native Americans were living in North America for many of hundreds of years before Europeans reached the continent.For a long time white people called them Indians.Today many people do not like this name since it

7、is based on a mistake:it was given to the people living in the Americas by Christopher Columbus who thought he had landed in India when he arrived in Americas.Instead,people prefer to use the term Native Americans.Special Meal:Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.The most

8、 important part of celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America.The meal includes turkey,sweet potatoes and cranberries.The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing,and many families have their own special recipe.Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.Celebration:On Than

9、ksgiving there are special television programs and sports events.In New York there is the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade,when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters.Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the

10、 Christmas period,and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.The United States Coast Guard The US military service that is controlled by the US The US military service that is controlled by the US Department of Transportation but becomes part of the US Department of Transport

11、ation but becomes part of the US Navy during a war.It was established in 1915.The Coast Navy during a war.It was established in 1915.The Coast Guard stops ships suspected of carrying drugs and other Guard stops ships suspected of carrying drugs and other illegal goods,and can make arrests.It also ke

12、eps watch to illegal goods,and can make arrests.It also keeps watch to see that other laws of the sea are obeyed,rescues ships in see that other laws of the sea are obeyed,rescues ships in danger and has a weather service.danger and has a weather service.In dry cargo ships the cargo space is divided

13、 into holds，in liquid cargo ships it is divided into tanks.(hatch,hatch cover)hatch舱口围hatch cover舱口盖Hold,tank,and cabinText StructurePart Two Part Two(ParasParas 10-16)10-16)Part Three Part Three(ParasParas 17-23)17-23)Part Four Part Four(ParasParas 24-26)24-26)Part One Part One(ParasParas 1-9)1-9)L

14、etters ofLetters ofGiving-ThanksGiving-ThanksScan para.1&2 and tell:Where did the writer spend that thanksgiving?Where was he going?How come he is so busy that day?under way:in motion or operation,having started and making progress 航行中航行中,工作中工作中The nationwide medical reform is now under way.2008奥运会的

15、准备工作正在进行中奥运会的准备工作正在进行中.Preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games are now well under way.All the way自始至终自始至终 any way 无论如何无论如何 By way of 经由经由,通过通过的方法的方法 by virtue of 依靠依靠,借助于借助于 I was one of the Murizm(“军市一军市一“号号)s several cooks and,quite the same as for folk ashore,this Thanksgiving morning had seen us

16、 busily preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey.Paraphrase:I was one of the Murizms cooks at that time.On the morning of Thanksgiving Day,we,just like people ashore,were busy with preparing a traditional dinner that features roast turkey.put away:把把放好放好,收好收好;n她有个习惯就是她有个习惯就是,看完书后就把书收好看完

17、书后就把书收好.nShe has a habit of putting away her books after reading them.n You wash the dishes and Ill put them away in the cupboard.储蓄储蓄,存钱存钱nThe old couple has put away a considerable sum of money for their future life.I made my way out there,breathing in great,deep draughts while walking slowly abou

18、t,still wearing my white cooks hat.译译:我信步走去我信步走去,一边深深呼吸着空气一边深深呼吸着空气,一边慢一边慢慢地踱着步慢地踱着步,头上还戴着那顶白色的厨师帽头上还戴着那顶白色的厨师帽.get to sth./doing sth.:开始考虑开始考虑,做做事事Recently Ive got to wondering why I am doing the part-time job.Ill get to the accounts as soon as possible.经历了这次事件之后经历了这次事件之后,他开始对他周围的人好了他开始对他周围的人好了.Hav

19、ing gone through the accident,he got to treating people around him kindly.and the rest:and so on;and the like等等等等The patient can have apples,apple sauce,and the rest.The citizens are interested in the governments policies on such important issues as health,education,tax,and the rest.in quest of:seek

20、ing 寻求寻求,探求探求Tony went to the school library in quest of Mark Twins novels.他们去加州寻找金子他们去加州寻找金子.They went to California in quest of gold.reverse:v.扭转扭转,反转反转;adj.相反的相反的,反面的反面的 n.背面背面,反面反面;n.失败失败,挫折挫折They have made it clear that they will not reverse the decision to increase prices.Why dont you reverse

21、the order so that I play first and she plays second?The financial reverses wont discourage him.turn over:think about 思考思考;Even when she didnt say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind.他他静静地坐在那里静静地坐在那里,思考着那个问题思考着那个问题.He sat quietly,turning over the problem.移交移交(控制权控制权/所有权等所有权等)Th

22、e old lady turned the shop over to her granddaughter when she retired.repay:pay back,reward 偿还偿还She repaid me the money.我该如何报答你对我的好呢我该如何报答你对我的好呢?How can I ever repay you for your kindness?Not one time had I ever bothered to express to any of them so much as a simple,sincere“Thank you”.Paraphrase:I h

23、ad never expressed my thanks to them,even a simple,sincere“thank you.”So much as“甚至甚至”He doesnt so much as invite his best friends.他甚至连他最好的朋友都没邀请他甚至连他最好的朋友都没邀请.Mike left all of a sudden,without so much as a simple“bye-bye”.Summary of Part One(para1-9):The writer came up with the idea of expressing h

24、is gratitude to people who had helped him before.I realized,swallowing hard,that half of them had since died-so they were forever beyond any possible expression of gratitude from me.Paraphrase:I feel terribly sorry since about half of them had died,so that they could never receive any expression of

25、appreciation from me.gratitude:感激感激(to sb./for sth.)It is my great pleasure to be here to express my sincere gratitude to my fellow members for electing me as your president.她对我们的帮忙表示感激她对我们的帮忙表示感激.She expressed her gratitude for our help.Sincere/show/feel/deep specific:具体的具体的 specific description/pu

26、rpose/details/factsThe new system made it easier for employers to recruit workers based on specific needs.你有没有一些对你要申请的工作有用的具体技能?Do you have any specific skills that will be of use to you in the job you are applying for?on ones behalf/on the behalf of sb.:代表,为了的利益.He delivered a speech on the behalf

27、of all the graduates on Graduation Day.律师代表当事人说话律师代表当事人说话.The lawyer spoke on behalf of his client.impress:使重视,给予强烈影响;使印象深刻The teacher tried to impress on his students the necessity of being honest.我父亲使我明白了努力工作的价值我父亲使我明白了努力工作的价值.My father impressed on me the value of hard work.Mr.Smith often impress

28、es his students with humor in his speeches.I was deeply impressed by/with his performance.impressive 动人的,使人印象深刻的 impression n.印象 diminish:make or become smaller or less vt/i.(使使)减少减少,变小变小Her patience with the children diminished as the hours went by.Time will not diminish our friendship.沉重的工作负担并没有降低

29、他对户外运动的热情.The heavy workload does not diminish his enthusiasm for outdoor sports.So many times I have felt a sadness when exposed to modern children so immersed in the electronic media that they have little or no awareness of the marvelous world to be discovered in books.Paraphrase:have felt sorry f

30、or many times when I saw modern children immersed themselves in the electronic media to such an extent that it almost remained unknown to them that there is a marvelous world in books.expose:leave uncovered;make accessible 使暴露,使接触be exposed to 暴露于;与接触It is feared that people living near the power st

31、ation may have been exposed to radiation.这种植物不能暴露在强光下.This plant cant be exposed to strong sunshine.immerse:over completely in a liquid;absorb deeply 使沉浸(在水中);专心于 I held my breath and immersed myself in water,trying to stay under water for as long as possible.约翰完全沉浸在电脑游戏中,没有意识到周围发生的事情.John was so im

32、mersed in playing the computer games that he was unaware of things happening around him.assemblea)bring or call together in a group集合,集会Delegates were assembling in Geneva for the conference.b)fit together the parts or pieces of 组装It took me less than an hour to assemble the bookcase.Everyone _ in t

33、he hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.00-06,CET-6A.Piled B.assembled C.joined D.accumulate Bconsiderate of 对无微不至,考虑周到considerable相当的,非常的 sprinkle 洒洒,喷洒喷洒sprinkle sth.on/over sth.Sprinkle water on the grasssprinkle sth.with sth.Sprinkle the dish with pepper.Summary of part two(paras.10-16

34、)The writer wrote 3 thank-you letters to _,_,and _.his fatherRev.Nelsonhis grandmother accord:a)grant给予给予,赠与赠与The headmaster accorded me permission to attend the seminar.我们对他给予了热烈的欢迎.We accorded a warm welcome to him.b)be in agreement(with)(使使)符合符合,一致一致His behavior does not accord with his principle

35、s.我们应该言行一致.What we say should accord with what we do.accord with 与与相一致相一致 accord sth.to sb.赠给赠给 in accord with 与与一致一致,融洽融洽 of ones own accord 主动主动,自愿自愿 with one accord 全体一致地全体一致地 in accordance with 根据根据 accordance.n.符合符合,一致一致,和谐和谐 accordingly.相应地相应地,因此因此,所以所以.successive:following one after the other

36、连续的,不断的The Brazilian mens soccer team has won three successive games so far.接二连三的恐怖袭击已经引起了所有人的关注.The successive terrorism attacks have aroused the attention from all humanity.succession n.连续,连续不断的事物 in succession 接连的 a succession of victories 连续的胜利 successor 后继者,继承者 succeed.继承,继任.In turn 转而，反过来Langu

37、age is the carrier of culture and in turn is influenced by culture.语言是文化的载体，文化对语言反过来起着制约作用。One“mail call”brought me responses from Grandma,Dad,and the Reverend Nelson and my reading of their letters left me not only astonished but more humbled than before.Paraphrase:Then came the time when the louds

38、peaker called there was mail for us,I received three replies from Grandma,Dad and the Reverend Nelson.After reading them,I felt astonished,but more humbled than ever.Undergo v.to go through,endure 经历经历,遭遭受受 Undergo great hardship/suffering 遭受巨大的艰难,困苦 Undergo repair/surgery接受检修,进行手术.She has undergone

39、 a lot of sufferings during the last 20 years.After the craft returned safely to Earth,Yang Liwei underwent immediate physical exam.A glance at Grandmas familiar handwriting,brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair,watching her“settin,down”some letter to relativ

40、es.Paraphrase:As I saw Grandmas familiar handwriting,what instantly came to mind was the time when I stood beside her white rocking chair and watched her writing to relatives.Bring back 使记起使记起,使回想起使回想起The smell of autumn always brings back memories of new terms at school.The whole scene brought back

41、 the days of my childhood.Bring forward 把把提前提前(the party);提出提出(a plan)Bring about 导致导致,使发生使发生 Bring out 生产生产;揭示揭示 Bring through 拯救拯救,救活救活 In a flash:立刻立刻,一瞬间一瞬间The 100-meter dash was over in a flash.A flash in the pan 昙花一现 A flash of lightning 闪电 A flash of hope一线希望 Summary for part three(paras.17-2

42、3)The writer got 3 letters in reply.Go about 四处走动四处走动;开始开始,从事从事,着手做着手做How shall we go about the job?你怎样着手修理这台机器?How do you go about repairing this telex machine?Go about with sb.和常联系,走动Nowadays its quite common to see freshmen go about with their girlfriends.In the end we are mightily(在很大程度上在很大程度上,非

43、常非常)and merely people,each with similar needs.译:其实,我们都是十分相象的凡人,有着相似的需求.Summary for Part Four(para 24.26)The writer wishes everyone to _.find the good and praise it.认真思考graduate into a habit of 真挚的文字由衷的感激genuine statementsgive serious thought to渐渐地变成一种习惯很少了解给撒下美妙遐想电子媒体heartfelt appreciationelectronic

44、 mediahave little awareness of 按常规sprinkle with stardust个人经历in the routine最重要的事personal experiencetopmost priority围聚在周围 a rocking chair 一把把发生迅猛的变化fistful ofcluster about摇椅靠当为生使某人意识到向表达充满爱意的谢意 undergo swift changesexpress ones loving gratefulness tomake a living as 有着相似的需求give sb.an insight into简单的常识

45、with similar needs 实现世界和平simple common sense achieve world peace对至关重要be paramount forCorrespon-dentsLetters sent(paras13-15)Letters received(paras 21-23)FatherThe Rev.NelsonGrand-motherThank him for teaching the writer from boyhood to love books and reading.Thank him for his morning school prayersTh

46、ank her for teaching the writer how to tell the truth,to share,to be forgivingTell his son how he,as a teacher and father,felt content with him.About his retirement with self-doubt,and the reassurance the letter brought to him.Expresses her loving gratefulness for her grandsonholdcabinafterdeckdecks

47、hipcoastguardsmansailorseamanshipmatePut to seaBe under wayBe at seaWord WebKey Points Review重点回顾重点回顾 I was one of the Murzims several cooks and,quite the same as folks ashore,his Thanksgiving morning had seen us busily preparing a traditional dinner,featuring roast turkey.(现在分词作定语).例例:As early as 1

48、647,Ohio made a decision that free,tax supported schools must be established in every t/wn _ 1,000 households or more.(1998-01,CET-4)A.having B.to have C.to have had D.having hadA分词作补语分词作补语例:After the Arab states won independence,great emphasis was laid on expanding education,with girls as well as b

49、oys _ to go to school.(97-01,CET-4)A.to be encouraged B.been encouragedC.being encouraged D.be encouraged 介词with引出分词独立结构,表示一种陪衬性动作或补充说明.C分词作状语分词作状语 I made my way out there,breathing in great,deep draughts while walking slowly about,still wearing my white cooks hat.(现在分词作状语)例:_ the earth to be flat,m

50、any feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.(96-06,CET-4)A.Having believed B.Believing C.Believed D.Being believedB真题回放真题回放1.As Ill be away for at least a year,Id appreciate _from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.(2000研)A.hearing B.to hear C.to be hearing D